Breakfast help??

I think it depends on person. But if you have your breakfest between 7-8 than i think it's okay to have lunch at 12. I have breakfest at 7-8am and it's 36gr of plain oats and black coffee (everyday i just like oats) around 135cal and it lasts till 12, max 13pm.

If you like veggies, toss a bunch of finely chopped veggies into your two eggs. Toss in a slice of cheese and you’ll have a hefty omelette. Then you could have oatmeal or grits (minus butter) as a side.

I have the exact same breakfast every day, which is half a cup of egg beaters with 2 tablespoons of cheddar cheese. It's not a big breakfast, but I always have my first snack about 2 hours later which is usually cottage cheese or Greek yogurt (high in protein and keeps me full). I then have a another small snack about 2 hours later (a glass of skim milk, 2 pieces of Turkey bacon, an ounce of sharp cheddar cheese, etc) and then i have my lunch in another 2 hours which is usually egg salad, tuna salad, or chicken salad made with Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise on Nature's Own light bread which is only 80 calories per 2 slices. I then have another snack before my highest calorie meal of the day which is dinner, followed by dessert which is usually a nutri-grain bar or one serving of Oreo Thins or a 100 calorie snickers or Twix. Basically, I have several small meals throughout the day and it really works well for me.

I have the Skyr yoghurt, 350 grams, massive tub! 190 calories, minimal fat but 30+ grams of protein! i eat it around 9:30 - 10:30 and keeps me full and not snacking until lunch at 1:30 !

What are your preferred eating times (if 10 am breakfast, when do you have lunch and dinner? any snacks?) and how many calories for each? Do you definitely prefer to have breakfast?

I tend to eat at 6 am, noon, and 9 pm (I know that's kind of weird) and when I was losing I liked to do 350, 500, and then what was left for dinner (I usually had around 1500 calories). Yours may be very difference, and understanding how long you need it to last and calories you want to have will help. Do you need it to travel well so you can eat it at work?

What about having a small snack instead between meals? Small = 100-150 cals

Are your lunches keeping you happy until dinner? If so, and given that it's only 2-3 hours before lunch and you want more cals available for dinner, I think the idea to try doing about 200 cal is a good one. Just try a few different things -- I actually find low fat greek yogurt or cottage cheese really filling and would pair it with fruit or maybe half an avocado or some veg. It may not work, but it's something to try.

390 Calorie Breakfast burrito. Hot, fresh, takes only five minutes to make, tastes great and packs about 5x the protein of a bowl of oatmeal.

1x Reeser's Baja Cafe Burrito Size Tortilla Shell (160 cal)
1/2 cup Egg Beaters (60 cal)
1x Morningstar Farms - Sausage Patty (80 cal)
Salsa (approximately 40 cal)
1x slice of Kraft Cheese (60 cal)

Burrito: 390 cals. 30 grams of protein.

Also, when I first started doing this, I got hungry. It's just part of the normal process of adjusting from a calorie-rich diet to a calorie-lite one. To get through the day under-budget I frequently scheduled in a 200 cal snack during the day. Oikos makes a Triple Yogurt that has 15 grams of protein for 120 calories. Throw in a few nuts of your favorite nuts and you can get a nice, protein-packed snack for 200-250 calories that will get you through to a late lunch.

When you're transitioning your body from calorie-rich to calorie-lite, you just have to eat strategically so you minimize hunger. Eventually your body will adjust fully to the reduced calories. But until it does, dealing with the hunger takes some planning.